PCA Competency Test (Georgia Exam)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Reinforce a dressing. - ANSWER>>True
Apply a hot pack. - ANSWER>>False
Give an enema. - ANSWER>>False
Administer medication. - ANSWER>>False
Change a sterile dressing. - ANSWER>>False
Assist with change of a colostomy bag. - ANSWER>>True
Give a rectal suppository. - ANSWER>>False
Give a tubal feeding. - ANSWER>>False
give insulin - ANSWER>>False
Cut Nails - ANSWER>>False
As a Personal Care Assistant, you - ANSWER>>work as part of the health care
team.
When you work in the home, you will be: - ANSWER>>working under the
supervision of a professional supervisor.
As Personal Care Assistant, it is your responsibility to: - ANSWER>>do only the
tasks that the registered nurse or therapist assigns to you
In the home, it is important to be a good listener. - ANSWER>>True
, Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a procedure. -
ANSWER>>True
You only communicate through words. - ANSWER>>False
Which of the following is important in communicating with people: -
ANSWER>>Courtesy, Tact , listening
Body language is: - ANSWER>>a way of communicating feelings by using the body,
facial expressions and the eyes
PCA care for a conscious patient should be preceded by: - ANSWER>>giving an
explanation of what is going to be done
Miss Harris, a Personal Care Assistant, is assigned to care for Mr. Goodway. Miss
Harris
notices that she feels very angry when she is with Mr. Goodway. What should
Miss
Harris do because she feels this way? - ANSWER>>Talk with the agency supervisor
about the situation.
A patient accuses a Personal Care Assistant of stealing five dollars. The PCA has
not taken
the patient's money, but the patient does not believe this. What should the PCA
do? - ANSWER>>Notify the agency supervisor.
If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was not done. -
ANSWER>>True
If the patient has a new area of skin breakdo� and the nurse is coming in two
days, you do not need to report the skin breakdown to your supervisor. -
ANSWER>>False
A rapid pulse and shortness of breath in a patient usually indicates the patient is
excited and does not need to be reported to the nurse. - ANSWER>>False
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Reinforce a dressing. - ANSWER>>True
Apply a hot pack. - ANSWER>>False
Give an enema. - ANSWER>>False
Administer medication. - ANSWER>>False
Change a sterile dressing. - ANSWER>>False
Assist with change of a colostomy bag. - ANSWER>>True
Give a rectal suppository. - ANSWER>>False
Give a tubal feeding. - ANSWER>>False
give insulin - ANSWER>>False
Cut Nails - ANSWER>>False
As a Personal Care Assistant, you - ANSWER>>work as part of the health care
team.
When you work in the home, you will be: - ANSWER>>working under the
supervision of a professional supervisor.
As Personal Care Assistant, it is your responsibility to: - ANSWER>>do only the
tasks that the registered nurse or therapist assigns to you
In the home, it is important to be a good listener. - ANSWER>>True
, Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a procedure. -
ANSWER>>True
You only communicate through words. - ANSWER>>False
Which of the following is important in communicating with people: -
ANSWER>>Courtesy, Tact , listening
Body language is: - ANSWER>>a way of communicating feelings by using the body,
facial expressions and the eyes
PCA care for a conscious patient should be preceded by: - ANSWER>>giving an
explanation of what is going to be done
Miss Harris, a Personal Care Assistant, is assigned to care for Mr. Goodway. Miss
Harris
notices that she feels very angry when she is with Mr. Goodway. What should
Miss
Harris do because she feels this way? - ANSWER>>Talk with the agency supervisor
about the situation.
A patient accuses a Personal Care Assistant of stealing five dollars. The PCA has
not taken
the patient's money, but the patient does not believe this. What should the PCA
do? - ANSWER>>Notify the agency supervisor.
If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was not done. -
ANSWER>>True
If the patient has a new area of skin breakdo� and the nurse is coming in two
days, you do not need to report the skin breakdown to your supervisor. -
ANSWER>>False
A rapid pulse and shortness of breath in a patient usually indicates the patient is
excited and does not need to be reported to the nurse. - ANSWER>>False
